The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2116
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 13FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:04am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:04pm)
- 19ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (6:12am)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:56am)
- 23MonMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.1). (1:30pm)
- 29SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 6:06am
- First QuarterThu 12, 7:13pm
- Full MoonFri 20, 7:28pm
- Last QuarterFri 27, 8:02pm
Perigee 2 Nov (365,700 km) · Apogee 14 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:05am | 2:36pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:58am | 11:30am | 6:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −2.0 | 8:57pm | 1:52am | 6:42am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 12:59pm | 7:43pm | 2:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 6:19pm | 11:49pm | 5:23am | All night |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:08pm | 3:54am | 8:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 4:45am | 11:11am | 5:36pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- Leonids — peaks 17 November, radiant in Leo (up to 15/hr). Fast meteors; the radiant rises after midnight and is moderate from the south. A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2116
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 7 September 2026.